Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale

      Standard Tuning EADGBe 



Intro: C Em/B Am C/G  F F/E Dm Dm/C  G G/F Em G7/D  C F G


Verse 1: 

C    Em                Am     C/G
We skipped the light fandango
F                            Dm    Dm/C
turned cartwheels across the floor
G                    Em      G7 
I was feeling kinda seasick

C        Em             Am         C/G
but the crowd called out for more
F                    Dm     Dm/C
The room was humming harder
G                    Em    G7
as the ceiling flew away

C          Em              Am     C/G
When we called out for another drink
F                    Dm
the waiter brought a tray


Chorus 1: 

G          C   C/B        Am    C/G
And so it waaaaas,that later, 
F                       Dm  Dm/C
as the miller told his tale
G                            Em      G7 
that her face, at first just ghostly,
           C    F        C    G7
turned a whiter shade of pale


[Instrumental Break - play intro] 

C Em/B Am C/G  F F/E Dm Dm/C  G G/F Em G7/D  C F G


Verse 2: 

C            Em      Am     C/G    
She said there is no reason
F                         Dm   Dm/C
And the truth is plain to see.'
G                         Em           G7
But I wandered through my playing cards

C     Em              Am  C/G
And would not let her be
F                Dm      Dm/C             
One of 16 vestal virgins
G                        Em    G7
Who were leaving for the coast

C               Em         Am  C/G
And although my eyes were open
F                                    Dm
They might have just as well've been closed


Chorus 2: 


G          C   C/B        Am    C/G
And so it waaaaas,that later, 
F                       Dm  Dm/C
as the miller told his tale
G                            Em      G7 
that her face, at first just ghostly,
           C    F        C    G7
turned a whiter shade of pale


Instrumental Break - play intro]

C Em/B Am C/G  F F/E Dm Dm/C  G G/F Em G7/D  C F G


Chorus 3/Outro: 


G          C   C/B        Am    C/G
And so it waaaaas,that later, 
F                       Dm  Dm/C
as the miller told his tale
G                            Em      G7 
that her face, at first just ghostly,
           C    F        C    G7
turned a whiter shade of pale....


Instrumental Break - play intro]

C Em/B Am C/G  F F/E Dm Dm/C  G G/F Em G7/D  C F G



(till fade)